I Bet My Soul on His Loyalty
Samuel's voice was raspy, carrying a bone-chilling coldness.
Xena didn't realize the danger she was in. She walked forward bashfully, reaching out her hand to push Samuel's wheelchair.
"Get the hell away from me!" Samuel roared, snatching the scalding teapot off the coffee table and hurling it violently at Xena.
In that instant, the scalding tea splashed onto the top of Xena's foot, and pieces of porcelain shattered all over the floor. Xena shrieked and fell to the ground, staring up in horror at Samuel, the vicious man, in front of her.